1839 - An expeditionary force begins to be assembled after deteriorating relations between Britain and China over the opium trade have led to war
1903 - Panama proclaims its independence from Colombia
1926 - Death of Annie Oakley, the legendary American shooter with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
1942 - British field marshall Bernard Law Montgomery's troops break through commander of the Afrika Corps Erwin Rommel's front line in Africa and capture 9, OOO prisoners
1954 - Death of the French painter and sculptor Henri Matisse
1957 - Russian dog in space
1984 - The Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is cremated
1985 - Two French agents in New Zealand plead guilty to sinking the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior and to the manslaughter of the photographer on board
1988 - Indian armed forces launch operations to help the Maldives fight against the 15O sea borne invaders who stormed the capital Male to overthrow the democratically elected government
1992 - Bill Clinton, the 46-year- old Governor of Arkansas is elected President of the United States of America winning a decisive victory in the presidential election and defeating the existing President George Bush.
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